Weight Loss Treatments Raleigh

New for 2012 – Free monthly seminars on medical weight loss led by Medical Director Dr. Sameh Toma and staff

When: Thursday, May 10th at 6:30 pm
Where: Carolina Aesthetics and Weight Loss Center/Band Center of the Carolinas
400 Ashville Avenue; Suite 200
Cary, NC 27518
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Carolina Aesthetics and Weight Loss Center is an exclusive provider of Bariatric Advantage Nutritional Supplements.

Bariatric Advantage has been exclusively designed for use by the bariatric patient both pre and post surgery. The products were professionally formulated with input by experienced Bariatric Surgeons and well respected nutritional experts. Click here to view and shop our E-Store for Bariatric Advantage Nutritional Supplements.

Weight Loss Behavior Modification

Our one-on-one counseling with our Staff Nutritionist helps you to lose weight and keep it off by making conscious, permanent lifestyle changes. You’ll learn new ways of thinking and behaving while developing healthy weight loss attitudes and skills. Our Dietician create a program exclusively for you based on regular foods that you can buy at the grocery store. Then, we stay on the job, with individual counseling and monitoring, to help you keep it off. A mild exercise component is also part of your program.

Weight Loss Using Prescription Medication

Currently, most available weight loss drugs approved by the FDA are for short-term use, meaning a few weeks or months. Our physician guided program will help you decide which program works best for your needs.

One type of weight-loss medication is “appetite suppressants.” These drugs generally come in the form of tablets or extended-release capsules (pills that release medication over a long period of time). Appetite suppressants can be obtained by a doctor’s prescription or purchased over the counter. One common prescription appetite suppressant is phentermine. Another type of prescription weight loss drug is a fat absorption inhibitor. Xenical is the only example of this type of treatment approved for use in the U.S. Xenical works by blocking about 30% of dietary fat from being absorbed. Xenical is now sold over-the-counter as Alli. Xenical is the only weight loss drug approved for longer-term use in significantly obese people, although the safety and effectiveness have not been established for use beyond two years.

HCG for Weight Loss

HCG or Human Chorionic Gonadotropin is a glycoprotein hormone produced in pregnancy that is made by the developing embryo after conception and later by the placenta. Its primary utility is to provide nourishment to the fetus by burning the fat content from the mother’s body. Research on HCG has suggested that it can have large repercussions on tackling obesity, a glaring problem in the modern day. Taking small daily doses of HCG (approx. 125 IU to 200 IU) can result in weight loss of 1 to 2 lbs per day, and often more, when accompanied by a low calorie diet. HCG has thus emerged as a powerful tool within the realms of weight loss and obesity issues, and the best part is that HCG weight loss programs is that they are easy to start, maintain, and leave. So if you really want to shed the excess weight, don’t waste any more time.